| slovo | definícia |
passe
(encz) | passe,vyšlý z módy Zdeněk Brož |
passe
(gcide) | Old-fashioned \Old`-fash"ioned\, a.
Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern;
belonging to or characteristic of times past; adhering to old
customs, styles, or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress, girl;
old-fashioned wire-rimmed glasses. "Old-fashioned men of
wit." --Addison.
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This old-fashioned, quaint abode. --Longfellow.
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2. Unacceptable or suboptimum because of having been
superseded by something more recent; outmoded[2];
out-of-date. [Narrower terms: old-fashioned, {out of
fashion}(predicate), out of style(predicate), passe,
passee.]
Syn: antique, old-hat(predicate), outmoded, out-of-date.
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3. Unfashionably out of date; out of style. [Narrower terms:
unfashionable (vs. fashionable)]
Syn: demode, out of fashion(predicate), out of
style(predicate), passe, passee.
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Pass'e
(gcide) | passe \pas*se"\, Pass'e \Pas`s['e]"\, masc. Pass'ee
\Pas`s['e]"e\, fem.(p[a^]*s[asl]), a. [F.]
Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a
pass['e]e belle. --Ld. Lytton.
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2. Same as old-fashioned, a., 2.
Syn: antique, demode, old-fashioned, old-hat(predicate),
outmoded, out-of-date, out of fashion(predicate), out of
style(predicate), passe.
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3. Past; -- used appositively; as, time passe.
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passe
(wn) | passe
adj 1: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance";
"demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn:
antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p),
outmoded, passe, passee] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
encompasses
(mass) | encompasses
- obsahuje |
passenger
(mass) | passenger
- cestujúci, osobný |
passer
(mass) | passer
- okoloidúci |
passerby
(mass) | passer-by
- okoloidúci |
a lot of water has passed under the bridge
(encz) | a lot of water has passed under the bridge,hodně vody
uplynulo [fráz.] tata |
bypassed
(encz) | bypassed,minutý adj: Zdeněk Brožbypassed,objetý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
compasses
(encz) | compasses,kompasy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
encompasses
(encz) | encompasses,obsahuje v: Zdeněk Brožencompasses,zahrnuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
forward passer
(encz) | forward passer, n: |
impasse
(encz) | impasse,bezvýchodná situace n: lukeimpasse,neschůdná cesta n: lukeimpasse,slepá ulička n: luke |
laissez passer
(encz) | laissez passer, n: |
nonpasserine
(encz) | nonpasserine, adj: |
nonpasserine bird
(encz) | nonpasserine bird, n: |
order passeriformes
(encz) | order Passeriformes, n: |
passe-partout
(encz) | passe-partout,pasparta n: Zdeněk Brož |
passed
(encz) | passed,minulý adj: Zdeněk Brožpassed,pošel Zdeněk Brožpassed,prošel Zdeněk Brožpassed,uplynulý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
passed ball
(encz) | passed ball, n: |
passee
(encz) | passee, adj: |
passel
(encz) | passel, |
passementerie
(encz) | passementerie, n: |
passenger
(encz) | passenger,cestující n: passenger,osobní adj: Pavel Machek; Gizapassenger,pasažér n: passenger,spolujezdec n: [aut.] Robert Svoboda |
passenger car
(encz) | passenger car, n: |
passenger pigeon
(encz) | passenger pigeon,holub stěhovavý [zoo.] vyhynulý druh holuba, lat.
Ectopistes migratorius Petr Prášek |
passenger services
(encz) | passenger services, |
passenger ship
(encz) | passenger ship, n: |
passenger train
(encz) | passenger train,osobní vlak Clock |
passenger van
(encz) | passenger van, n: |
passenger-mile
(encz) | passenger-mile, |
passengers
(encz) | passengers,cestující n: pl. Zdeněk Brožpassengers,pasažéři n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
passer
(encz) | passer,míjející osoba n: Zdeněk Brož |
passer-by
(encz) | passer-by,kolemjdoucí passer-by,mimojdoucí Martin M. |
passerby
(encz) | passerby,kolemjdoucí Martin M.passerby,mimojdoucí Martin M. |
passeriform bird
(encz) | passeriform bird, n: |
passerine
(encz) | passerine,vrabec n: Zdeněk Brož |
passers-by
(encz) | passers-by,kolemjdoucí n: pl. joe@hw.cz |
passersby
(encz) | passersby, |
passes
(encz) | passes,míjí Zdeněk Brožpasses,plyne Zdeněk Brožpasses,prochází Zdeněk Brožpasses,projíždí Zdeněk Brožpasses,přechází Zdeněk Brož |
suborder passeres
(encz) | suborder Passeres, n: |
surpassed
(encz) | surpassed,překonaný adj: web |
surpasses
(encz) | surpasses, |
trespasser
(encz) | trespasser,narušitel n: Zdeněk Brož |
trespasses
(encz) | trespasses, |
unsurpassed
(encz) | unsurpassed,nepředstižitelný adj: PetrVunsurpassed,nepřekonatelný adj: PetrV |
Bow compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
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Bow-compasses
(gcide) | Bow-compass \Bow"-com`pass\, n.; pl. Bow-compasses.
1. An arcograph.
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2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a
pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often
connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
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3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to
one of the legs, and passing through the other.
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C passerina
(gcide) | ground \ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
some indefinite portion of it.
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There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
5.
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The fire ran along upon the ground. --Ex. ix. 23.
Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
earth.
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2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or
resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place
of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
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From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
Egypt from Syrian ground. --Milton.
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3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
grounds of the estate are well kept.
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Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
--Dryden. 4.
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4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,
reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of
existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,
the ground of my hope.
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5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
(a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition
are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,
being either of one tint or of tints but slightly
contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a
white ground. See Background, Foreground, and
Middle-ground.
(b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
raised in relief.
(c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
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6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a
metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except
where an opening is made by the needle.
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7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
usually in the plural.
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Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
floated flush with them.
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8. (Mus.)
(a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
a varying melody.
(b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
--Moore (Encyc.).
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On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
--Shak.
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9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
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10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
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11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Ground angling, angling with a weighted line without a
float.
Ground annual (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
upon the land.
Ground ash. (Bot.) See Groutweed.
Ground bailiff (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
--Simmonds.
Ground bait, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
Ground bass or Ground base (Mus.), fundamental base; a
fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
Ground beetle (Zool.), one of numerous species of
carnivorous beetles of the family Carabid[ae], living
mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
Ground chamber, a room on the ground floor.
Ground cherry. (Bot.)
(a) A genus (Physalis) of herbaceous plants having an
inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
tomato (Physalis Alkekengi). See Alkekengl.
(b) A European shrub (Prunus Cham[ae]cerasus), with
small, very acid fruit.
Ground cuckoo. (Zool.) See Chaparral cock.
Ground cypress. (Bot.) See Lavender cotton.
Ground dove (Zool.), one of several small American pigeons
of the genus Columbigallina, esp. C. passerina of the
Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live chiefly on
the ground.
Ground fish (Zool.), any fish which constantly lives on the
botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
Ground floor, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
England, the first floor.
Ground form (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
Ground furze (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
shrub (Ononis arvensis) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
called also rest-harrow.
Ground game, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
winged game.
Ground hele (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
Ground of the heavens (Astron.), the surface of any part of
the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
as projected.
Ground hemlock (Bot.), the yew (Taxus baccata var.
Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
Ground hog. (Zool.)
(a) The woodchuck or American marmot (Arctomys monax).
See Woodchuck.
(b) The aardvark.
Ground hold (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Ground ice, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
before it forms on the surface.
Ground ivy. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See Gill.
Ground joist, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
sleeper.
Ground lark (Zool.), the European pipit. See Pipit.
Ground laurel (Bot.). See Trailing arbutus, under
Arbutus.
Ground line (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
Ground liverwort (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
radiated receptacles (Marchantia polymorpha).
Ground mail, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
churchyard.
Ground mass (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
embedded.
Ground parrakeet (Zool.), one of several Australian
parrakeets, of the genera Callipsittacus and
Geopsittacus, which live mainly upon the ground.
Ground pearl (Zool.), an insect of the family Coccid[ae]
(Margarodes formicarum), found in ants' nests in the
Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung
like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives.
Ground pig (Zool.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
(Aulacodus Swinderianus) about two feet long, allied to
the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
spines; -- called also ground rat.
Ground pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons
which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed
pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), of the Samoan
Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See Goura,
and Ground dove (above).
Ground pine. (Bot.)
(a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus Ajuga ({A.
Cham[ae]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
Teucrium or germander, and named from its resinous
smell. --Sir J. Hill.
(b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
Lycopodium (L. clavatum); -- called also {club
moss}.
(c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
height, of the same genus (L. dendroideum) found in
moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
States. --Gray.
Ground plan (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
elevation or perpendicular section.
Ground plane, the horizontal plane of projection in
perspective drawing.
Ground plate.
(a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
groundsel.
(b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
mudsill.
(c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
--Knight.
Ground plot, the ground upon which any structure is
erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
plan.
Ground plum (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
Ground rat. (Zool.) See Ground pig (above).
Ground rent, rent paid for the privilege of building on
another man's land.
Ground robin. (Zool.) See Chewink.
Ground room, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
--Tatler.
Ground sea, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
also rollers, and in Jamaica, the North sea.
Ground sill. See Ground plate (a) (above).
Ground snake (Zool.), a small burrowing American snake
(Celuta am[oe]na). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
tail.
Ground squirrel. (Zool.)
(a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
genera Tamias and Spermophilus, having cheek
pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
Western species. See Chipmunk, and Gopher.
(b) Any species of the African genus Xerus, allied to
Tamias.
Ground story. Same as Ground floor (above).
Ground substance (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
matrix, of tissues.
Ground swell.
(a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
(b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
remote distance after the gale has ceased.
Ground table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Ground tackle (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
vessel at anchor. --Totten.
Ground thrush (Zool.), one of numerous species of
bright-colored Oriental birds of the family Pittid[ae].
See Pitta.
Ground tier.
(a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
--Totten.
(b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
vessel's hold.
(c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
Ground timbers (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
--Knight.
Ground tit. (Zool.) See Ground wren (below).
Ground wheel, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
Ground wren (Zool.), a small California bird ({Cham[ae]a
fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
the arid plains. Called also ground tit, and wren tit.
To bite the ground, To break ground. See under Bite,
Break.
To come to the ground, To fall to the ground, to come to
nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
To gain ground.
(a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
army in battle gains ground.
(b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
army gains ground on the enemy.
(c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
influential.
To get ground, or To gather ground, to gain ground. [R.]
"Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." --Milton.
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There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
of them, but by bidding higher. --South.
To give ground, to recede; to yield advantage.
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These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
To lose ground, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
or reputation; to decline.
To stand one's ground, to stand firm; to resist attack or
encroachment. --Atterbury.
To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded; --
said of a ship.
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Caliber compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
[1913 Webster]Caliber \Cal"i*ber\, Calibre \Cal"ibre\, n. [F. calibre, perh.
fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what
size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar.
q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. Calipers, Calivere.]
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1. (Gunnery) The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other
firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the
projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun,
a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
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The caliber of empty tubes. --Reid.
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A battery composed of three guns of small caliber.
--Prescott.
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Note: The caliber of firearms is expressed in various ways.
Cannon are often designated by the weight of a solid
spherical shot that will fit the bore; as, a
12-pounder; pieces of ordnance that project shell or
hollow shot are designated by the diameter of their
bore; as, a 12 inch mortar or a 14 inch shell gun;
small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch
expressed decimally; as, a rifle of .44 inch caliber.
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2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet
or column.
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3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. --Burke.
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Caliber compasses. See Calipers.
Caliber rule, a gunner's calipers, an instrument having two
scales arranged to determine a ball's weight from its
diameter, and conversely.
A ship's caliber, the weight of her armament.
[1913 Webster]Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]
An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or
compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or
thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,
timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,
etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or {caliber
compasses}.
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Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,
having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.
--Knight.
Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
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caliber compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
[1913 Webster]Caliber \Cal"i*ber\, Calibre \Cal"ibre\, n. [F. calibre, perh.
fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what
size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar.
q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. Calipers, Calivere.]
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1. (Gunnery) The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other
firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the
projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun,
a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
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The caliber of empty tubes. --Reid.
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A battery composed of three guns of small caliber.
--Prescott.
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Note: The caliber of firearms is expressed in various ways.
Cannon are often designated by the weight of a solid
spherical shot that will fit the bore; as, a
12-pounder; pieces of ordnance that project shell or
hollow shot are designated by the diameter of their
bore; as, a 12 inch mortar or a 14 inch shell gun;
small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch
expressed decimally; as, a rifle of .44 inch caliber.
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2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet
or column.
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3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. --Burke.
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Caliber compasses. See Calipers.
Caliber rule, a gunner's calipers, an instrument having two
scales arranged to determine a ball's weight from its
diameter, and conversely.
A ship's caliber, the weight of her armament.
[1913 Webster]Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]
An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or
compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or
thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,
timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,
etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or {caliber
compasses}.
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Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,
having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.
--Knight.
Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
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Caliper compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
[1913 Webster]Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]
An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or
compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or
thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,
timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,
etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or {caliber
compasses}.
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Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,
having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.
--Knight.
Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
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caliper compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
[1913 Webster]Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]
An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or
compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or
thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,
timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,
etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or {caliber
compasses}.
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Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,
having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.
--Knight.
Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
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Compassed
(gcide) | Compass \Com"pass\ (k[u^]m"pas), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compassed
(k[u^]m"past); p. pr. & vb. n. Compassing.] [F. compasser,
LL. compassare.]
1. To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
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Ye shall compass the city seven times. --Josh. vi.
4.
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We the globe can compass soon. --Shak.
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2. To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to
environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round,
around, and round about.
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With terrors and with clamors compassed round.
--Milton.
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Now all the blessings
Of a glad father compass thee about. --Shak.
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Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and
compass thee round. --Luke xix.
43.
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3. To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power;
to obtain; to accomplish.
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If I can check my erring love, I will:
If not, to compass her I'll use my skill. --Shak.
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How can you hope to compass your designs? --Denham.
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4. To curve; to bend into a circular form. [Obs. except in
carpentry and shipbuilding.] --Shak.
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5. (Law) To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.
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Compassing and imagining the death of the king are
synonymous terms; compassing signifying the purpose
or design of the mind or will, and not, as in common
speech, the carrying such design to effect.
--Blackstone.
[1913 Webster]Compassed \Com"passed\, a.
Rounded; arched. [Obs.]
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She came . . . into the compassed window. --Shak.
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Compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
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compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
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Elliptic compasses
(gcide) | Elliptic \El*lip"tic\, Elliptical \El*lip"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
cf. F. elliptique. See Ellipsis.]
1. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an
ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.
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The planets move in elliptic orbits. --Cheyne.
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The billiard sharp who any one catches,
His doom's extremely hard
He's made to dwell
In a dungeon cell
On a spot that's always barred.
And there he plays extravagant matches
In fitless finger-stalls
On a cloth untrue
With a twisted cue
And elliptical billiard balls!
--Gilbert and
Sullivan (The
Mikado: The
More Humane
Mikado Song)
2. Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase.
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3. leaving out information essential to comprehension; so
concise as to be difficult to understand; obscure or
ambiguous; -- of speech or writing; as, an elliptical
comment.
[PJC]
Elliptic chuck. See under Chuck.
Elliptic compasses, an instrument arranged for drawing
ellipses.
Elliptic function. (Math.) See Function.
Elliptic integral. (Math.) See Integral.
Elliptic polarization. See under Polarization.
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Encompassed
(gcide) | Encompass \En*com"pass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encompassed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Encompassing.]
To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to
encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the
finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the
world. --Shak.
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A question may be encompassed with difficulty. --C. J.
Smith.
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The love of all thy sons encompass thee. --Tennyson.
Syn: To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ;
invest; hem in; shut up.
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Erica passerina
(gcide) | Sparrowwort \Spar"row*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica (Erica passerina).
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